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Key Figures 2016 - The EU-28 Textile and Clothing Industry in the year 2016

In 2016, the overall size of the Textile & Clothing industry in the EU-28 represents a turnover of €171 billion and investments of €4.8 billion. Thanks to a revival of the EU activity, the 177,700 T&C companies still employ over 1.7 million workers. EU external trade was more dynamic than the previous year with almost €45 billion of T&C products exported and €110 billion imported from Third markets.